Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 16:36:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 16:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 45'	South
Longitude:	65° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.83 meters/second, 1590.6 km/hour, 988.3 miles/hour or 858.8 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.9"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.8"	988.15 mi	west	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	north	988.18 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.1"	2.62 mi	east	0° 16' 29.5"	18.90 mi	north	19.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 39'	North
Longitude:	140° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.58 meters/second, 1614.9 km/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 872.0 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 32.0"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	south	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 05.4"	1003.41 mi	west	0° 11' 18.1"	12.94 mi	south	1003.60 mi
24 hours	11° 13' 12.6"	774.59 mi	east	4° 35' 50.7"	315.90 mi	south	837.59 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Cochabamba	Tue 12:36 PM	43 km	27 miles	23 nm	NNW
Oruro	Tue 12:36 PM	127 km	79 miles	68 nm	WSW
Sucre	Tue 12:36 PM	161 km	100 miles	87 nm	SSE
Potosi	Tue 12:36 PM	204 km	127 miles	110 nm	S
La Paz	Tue 12:36 PM	267 km	166 miles	144 nm	WNW
Santa Cruz	Tue 12:36 PM	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	E
Arequipa	Tue 11:36 AM	609 km	379 miles	329 nm	WNW
Salta	Tue 1:36 PM	781 km	485 miles	422 nm	S
Rio Branco	Tue 12:36 PM	882 km	548 miles	476 nm	NNW
Tucumán	Tue 1:36 PM	1007 km	626 miles	544 nm	S